Tetrarch

I've got the DeWalt 54v multi-tool and it is excellent, I look after hedges and some brambles on another property that means that the extra attachments are a real boon . Super powerful. In fact too powerful as a rogue bit of 2.5mm strimmer cable whipped off and gouged a lovely 2" channel in my shin - socks ruined by bloodstain. https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcmas5713n-xj-54v-li-ion-xr-flexvolt-brushless-cordless-split-boom-bare/831pg The brushcutter attachment is an evil looking piece of kit - small, but very effective https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcmasbc1n-xj-garden-multi-tool-brushcutter-attachment/373pg Highly recommended Regards Tet

Ah! - a quandary indeed Regards Tet

Ooops - apologies If you want an opinion, then definitely don't paint. Let the wood go through its full shrinking/drying/colour-changing cycle and see how you feel afterwards. Regards Tet

If you want maintenance-free then you could do a lot worse than Millboard. I used Cedral on a prevous house (both outside and as a bath panel) and it is a great product, but is definitely "just a concrete board" https://www.millboard.com/en-gb/composite-cladding-collections/board-batten/golden-oak/MCBF360G The millboard cladding is astonishingly realistic, and is really good for mitre-ing. The only downside is that it is NOT cheap. Other cladding boards are available,but when you compare them close-up the Millboard is a cut above. My critical criteria was waterproofing as I wanted to add a rain chain and they do splash a bit. I attach some during and after installation photos Regards Tet

We have recirculation with a Neff Downdraft. The MVHR was designed with this in mind and there's a double extract almost directly over the hood - we've not used the boost Regards Tet

You'll have to fold both springs down. I'd try to bend both down, using a screwdriver to wedge them against the bottom and then use a zippy-strip to hold them in situ - that should let you get the whole thing out Regards Tet

Thank you for the candid feedback. Fat finger: That deflection is 16mm not 160mm This is entirely my typographical error - for which I apologise One piece of hitherto unprovided information. The North/South beam is 8m long, so there is a significant load on the centre of the East/West beam. This install will definitely need significant professional input. I would still like to know the answer to my original question though...... Regards Tet

Hi Nick, The beam required to span the gap was ~800kg. The deflection is 160mm which is significantly more than the door supplier specifies I understand that I am out of my depth, but my intuition is that there are multiple compromises with a single beam which can be entirely offset by a single compromise of a single supporting pillar IF I am correct, then the size of the pillar becomes the entirety of the compromise - hence my question. I'm only interested in the comparison between vertical supports Regards Tet

This must be a common situation but I'd like some comment on alternatives. The below picture is just to illustrate the install and there has been no structural calcs yet so the proposed steels are not to scale. The plan is to open up the back of the house and install a 6.5m fully-opening patio door and remove the internal wall the currently runs North/South. It's a two-storey house so both beams will be replacing supporting walls above. Accepting that some kind of vertical support will be needed. Aesthetically, my view is that a circular pillar (indicated by the yellow circle) is far less obtrusive than a square or raw I-beam. Is there a way to find a comparison between round, square and circular vertical supports cross-section vs compressive load. The actual numbers are not as important as the relative cross-sectional area Regards Tet P.S. Asking for a friend.

I would suggest that trying to slide this upstairs sounds attractive, but sounds hellishly dangerous for the guys UNDERNEATH I like the idea of a genie. The trouble with a genie is the weight transfer when you try shift it laterally. I had a large problem trying to move a 75kg skylight through its own "hole" - up was fine - it was just the transition from vertical to horizontal that was a challenge. Removing the glass would make things enormously easier. You can then genie the whole bath and fix some scaff boards across the diagonal to take the weight straight off the genie Very best of luck Regards Tet

They're all different FH Brundle do a great range and very keen prices. Big fan of the company, their products and their flawless customer service https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/handrailing-and-balustrade/frameless-glass-balustrade?via_sb=true Regards Tet

That detail looks very odd. My spec was 100mm of waterproof upstand as a minimum (see below) I used EPDM rather than the architects lead spec and they (generally) don't use 45-degree flashing anymore for EPDM. I would wholeheartedly agree with the other critics of your roofer's advice. In my experience traditional felt roof guys are always only really happy with felt, some rave about liquid coverings, but most rail against EPDM. I'd get an EPDM specialist to have a look at your particular install and go from there Regards Tet

It's not just the width, the excavator tracks may do a huge amount of damage to the floor and the length will determine whether it can navigate your maze (and how long it takes) Regards Tet

That sounds like an.. erm sub-optimal situation A crane would be extremely expensive. It would be probably cheaper to hire a couple of labourers to carry gorilla buckets through the house than pay the time-cost of filling bags and doing the same Regards Tet

Removing soil through the house - do you have a direct line through the house, navigating through and around door ways will be the real challenge. In my experience, wheelbarrows are difficult to control consistently when loaded, I found a four-wheeled pull trolley easier to manage although a soil conveyor would be optimal - hence the first question......... Regards Tet